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Chapter 1247 Strategy against Persia ([-])

"This is a good suggestion." Davos nodded in approval: "Tapirus, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should send envoys as soon as possible to the tribes of Gaul in the mountains adjacent to the Liguria region for friendly negotiations. As for the Intelligence Department... they Operations have already been launched against the Gaul region beyond the mountains."

"Okay, Your Majesty." Foreign Minister Tapirus immediately stood up and responded.

"Is there anything else?" Davos then asked.

"Your Majesty!" Clotokatax coughed slightly and said: "Yesterday the preparatory team received a clear reply from Egypt. This time they will send an envoy team of nearly a hundred people for the Games, led by Pharaoh Tanib. His son Jie Hao."

"Is it Jie Hao, who has been designated by Tanib as the next pharaoh?" Davos was slightly surprised.

"Yes, we have repeatedly confirmed that this Egyptian delegation is led by Egypt's Vizier Jehao."

"Your Majesty, the Egyptian Pharaoh actually sent his heir to Thurii to watch the sports games. This will undoubtedly show the world the power of the kingdom and also reflect the strong friendship between Dionia and Egypt!" Tapirus said excitedly: "I suggest that the Egyptian mission should be greeted with grand etiquette in response to the importance we attach to Egypt!"

"This is what it should be. Your Ministry of Foreign Affairs is responsible for the arrangements." Davers did not show any joy. On the contrary, he asked solemnly: "According to the information from the Intelligence Department, Tanib has been ill and bedridden for three months. In August, I wrote a letter offering to "send the best doctors to Egypt to treat him," but he politely refused. Although I don't know the details of his current condition, his state affairs are completely represented by Jie Hao, which shows that his condition is very serious. Serious! Under such circumstances, Jie Hao actually came to Turiyi in person, just for friendship?"

The ministers were deep in thought.

At this time, Aristiras, the intelligence chief who was sitting at the back of the queue, stood up and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the Intelligence Department has found out that Jiehao's cousin Netaneb has obtained many Egyptian generals and monks. With the support of Jie Hao, he repeatedly raised objections to Jie Hao's sole control of the country, and even claimed that he was the most suitable successor to the Pharaoh. This posed a great threat to Jie Hao's succession to the Pharaoh's position, and we also discovered that this Nektaneb It seems to have contacts with Persia.”

Initially, the head of the Intelligence Department was not allowed to attend the Kingdom's administrative meetings, but the information obtained by the Intelligence Department was often the focus of discussion at the meetings, requiring Aristiras to explain in detail, and he always had to be invited to be present at short notice. The auxiliary ministers revised the regulations, making Aristelas a frequent guest at the executive meetings of the kingdom's ministers.

The news he told immediately caused a heated discussion among the ministers in the hall.

"Your Majesty, Jie Hao led the Egyptian mission to Thurii at this critical time. It is obvious that he has felt the threat of Netaneb and had to come to the kingdom in person to seek support." Assistant Minister Sipulos said loudly : "We should not hesitate to express our support to him to strengthen his confidence! Now the kingdom and Persia are mortal enemies, and Egypt, which is adjacent to Persia, is the most important tool for the kingdom to contain Persia and even attack Persia in the future. Allies must not be lost!"

As soon as Sipros finished speaking, Antaoris stood up: "But it is not enough for us to support Egypt verbally. Tanib was only ill for a long time and did not die. As the heir of Pharaoh, he also acted as the agent of the state. , Jie Hao actually came all the way to Tuliyi to seek help, which shows that neither Tanib nor Jie Hao can rely on their own strength to eliminate the threat of Nektanib.

With Persian support, Netaneb should be able to launch a rebellion and eventually seize the throne of Egypt!Therefore, we must take action and send troops to Egypt to consolidate Jie Hao's rule just like we did 5 years ago! "

"Egypt is just an alliance of Dionia, not a subsidiary. If you want to send troops, Jie Hao must first take the initiative, otherwise the allies will become enemies." Sipulos reminded.

"According to diplomatic practice, this should be done." Antaoris then said: "But we have to consider that Jie Hao is just a young man under 30 years old. It is reported that he resolutely changed Pharaoh Tanib during his acting period. The law of preferential treatment for monks has been adhered to in Egypt for many years... Young people are often overconfident and cannot see the situation clearly. What if he cannot invite us to send reinforcements in time? We must be prepared for this in advance!"

Since the retirement of Lysias and Hermon, Syedorum has also been in a state of being inactive due to his old age, and the title of chief auxiliary minister has obviously fallen on Sipulos and Antaoris, so Such a scene can often be seen in ministerial executive meetings. Of course, Antaoris usually takes the initiative.

At this time, Olivers stood up and said loudly: "Your Majesty, since Persia put down the rebellion in Asia Minor at the beginning of last year, the Persian army has quickly withdrawn to the east of Mesopotamia. At that time, we all thought that due to the Persians' three-year After many years of constant fighting, the national strength was greatly depleted, and the Persian king had given up his plan to conquer Egypt.

But now it seems that the greedy Persians have not given up, but have just changed their strategy.They used the methods that successfully quelled the rebellion in Asia Minor to the Egyptians. They wanted to bribe Egyptian generals to trigger civil strife in Egypt, thereby making it easier to conquer Egypt. This must arouse our vigilance!

This Persian king is insidious and cunning, and he must retaliate. Just because your majesty rejected the Persian envoy's request for peace for Carthage, he began to hate our Dionia and instigated the Greek city-states to oppose us..."

Olivers became more and more angry as he spoke: "In the past four years, we have not only provided material assistance to the rebels in Asia Minor, but we have also allowed the Greek allies to actively accept employment from the governors of various regions in Asia Minor and send citizens to participate in the battle. Artaxerxes has long ago Sri Lanka is regarded as the number one enemy. I am afraid that this time Persia has not only taken action against Egypt, but also has other conspiracies against the kingdom. We can no longer respond passively, but should take the initiative and send a large army while Persia's national strength has not recovered. , attack Persia!”

As soon as these words came out, many ministers were surprised: the original focus of the meeting was to discuss the holding of the sports games, why did they suddenly talk about launching a war against Persia? !

Sedorum coughed a few times and said in a hoarse voice: "I remember... we discussed this issue last year, and it was rejected outright by everyone... Why did you bring up this issue again today?"

"Lord Sedorum." Olivers bowed slightly to show respect, but his tone remained firm: "The reason why this proposal was rejected last year was because we did not expect that the rebels in Asia Minor would suddenly be defeated, and the Persians The people were able to quickly pacify the western region, which had been experiencing violence for several years. In addition, the kingdom had to hold a sports meeting, so it was not approved.

But through more than a year of investigation, we have figured out that the reason why the Asia Minor rebels quickly collapsed was because Artaxerxes bribed and won over some rebel generals and Asia Minor nobles, and they assassinated Arioba. Zenis and other rebel leaders allowed the Persians to win.

However, the Persians did not establish effective rule in Asia Minor for more than a year after quelling the rebellion. The political situation there is still relatively chaotic, which will reduce the resistance to our attack on Persia.

The Dionysian Games will be held next month. Not only will it no longer involve most of the kingdom's energy, but it will also inspire people's confidence because of its successful hosting.In addition, after five years of rest, the kingdom has sufficient food, supplies, and troops, and has completely controlled the Greek Alliance. Thessaly has also been integrated into the kingdom, allowing our sphere of influence to cross the Aegean Sea eastward and reach the coast of Asia Minor... ...We have such a huge strategic advantage, so we should seize this great opportunity and launch an attack on Persia! "

"Persia is not Carthage or Greece. It is a kingdom with a vast territory and a large population. Even if its national power has declined due to war, compared with it, our Dionia is still like a wolf facing a sick cow. It is not an easy task to defeat such a kingdom! Has the Ministry of Military Affairs prepared a detailed attack plan for this?!" Asistes' question was more like inviting the Minister of Military Affairs to give further explanation.

"Of course!" Chief of Staff Printors took the opportunity to stand up and explained: "Your Majesty! My lords! Since the proposal of 'attacking Persia' was rejected last year, our Military Affairs Department has been further exploring how to defeat Persia. After intelligence collection and multiple simulated battlefield exercises, the Ministry of Military Affairs finally formulated an attack plan. Its general strategy is-"

Printors cleared his throat to make his pronunciation clearer: "Taking full advantage of the chaotic situation in Asia Minor, send an army of about 5 people to attack western Asia Minor. This army may not all be composed of our Dio It is composed of citizens of Nia, and the kingdom is the leader of the Greek Union. We can completely mobilize the Greek allies to form a coalition army under the slogan of "Revenge against Persia" to launch an attack on the western part of Asia Minor.

Greece, especially the Ionian island city-states, are very close to Asia Minor, which will make our food transportation more convenient.In addition, it will also help us gain support from the Greek city-states along the coast of Asia Minor more quickly.

In the process of fighting against the rebels in Asia Minor in the past few years, the Persian king had sent people to promise to the coastal Greek city-states in Asia Minor that he was "willing to give them more autonomy." Therefore, these city-states basically remained neutral and did not provide support to the rebels. "

(End of this chapter)